As we near the end of the financial year you may wish to consider the following to optimise your tax position:

• If you are self-employed, obtaining the tax benefits of making a personal superannuation…

Last night the Federal Government handed down the Annual Budget.  The key initiatives include:

• No new taxes on superannuation were introduced
• No changes to personal income tax rates
• A cap of $5,000 on…

Please click the link below to view Shane Oliver's views on where we are at in the investment cycle.

Key points covered are :

• While corrections are inevitable we still appear to be a long way from…

Please click the link below to view Shane Oliver's views on the state of the Australian home prices and interest rates.

Key points covered are;

• A housing recovery has been a necessary aspect of…

Please click the link below to view Shane Oliver's views on the current state of the economy in China.

Key points raised are:

• Chinese economic data is off to a soft start this year.
• There are reasons…

Please click the link below to view Shane Oliver's views on the current state of the Australian economy.

Key points raised are:

• Australian economic growth remains weak at 2.5%
• Expect another one or…

Please click the link below to view Shane Oliver's views on the threat of global deflation.

Key points raised are 

• Falling inflation on the back of falling commodity prices and global spare capacity…

Please click the link below to view Shane Oliver's thoughts on the investment outlook for 2015.

Key points covered are;

• 2015 should be another reasonable year for investors reflecting okay growth…

Please click the link below to view Shane Oliver thoughts on the fall in the world oil price.

Key points covered are:

• Oil prices have fallen more than 50% over the last year driven largely by a…

Please click the link below to view Shane Oliver's views on the impact of China cutting interest rates.

Key points are :

• For the first time since 2012 China has cut interest rates.  Borrowing costs…